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Chapter 1060 - 488: Why Don’t You Sacrifice Your Looks a Bit_5

Chapter 1060: Chapter 488: Why Don’t You Sacrifice Your Looks a Bit_5

"You think just because you’ve been assigned to handle the trash, you don’t have to contribute pollen anymore? A piece of garbage without even a name, you dare to slack off!"

"You’re such a useless guy, causing us to be punished, you might as well just drop dead and turn into a freak..."

...

You witness two fairy boys beating and kicking a fairy girl, while the girl can only hug her head and crouch on the ground, her body curled up like a shrimp, letting the two boys hit and scold her without daring to talk back. You choose...

[Intervene] or [Continue Watching].

Two options pop up, but Mu You knows these aren’t choices for him; they’re for Ling Long.

If it were him, he would definitely choose to continue watching. After all, he was there to track, and from the conversation, it was clear that this bullying was happening on a daily basis, and the fairy girl had grown accustomed to it.

Besides, the two fairies had a need for her, so no matter how much they scolded or hit her, they would surely not dare to do any real harm. To understand the fairy girl’s purpose, it was best to continue watching for now.

Mu You thought Ling Long would make the same choice as him, but...

Suddenly, you appear out of nowhere, rushing out of the woods with the speed of lightning to appear behind the two unsuspecting fairies and raise your hand to strike.

With a ’snap snap’, two fairy-sized palms send the fairies flying to the ground as if you were playing a game of badminton with them.

The two fairies are seeing stars from the slap, taking quite a while to regain consciousness. They get up from the ground, covering their swollen cheeks, and look at you angrily, "Who are you? How dare you hit a fairy just like that?"

"Hit a fairy just like that? Ridiculous, you bullies have the nerve to ask such a question?" you say, sneering.

"She is a nameless fairy, and we are lower-level fairies, a rank above her. We naturally can..." One of the fairy boys is about to argue his point but suddenly realizes something, looking at you in shock: "Why do you have such high-level dust on you? Who are you exactly? Could it be... you’re a Contractor of an upper-level fairy?"

"Hehe, right on the money!" you assert, pretending to wield their authority.

"Even if you’re with the upper-level fairies, you’re still a human. Hitting a fairy without cause in our fairy territory is a crime! I will report you!" the fairy boy says angrily.

"Go ahead and tell, but the pollen you two cough up every day, all stolen from other fairies, I’ll also conveniently report to my Contractor. Guess what will happen to you guys afterward? Do you think you’ll be stripped of your names?" you bluff some more.

"Please don’t..." The faces of the two fairy boys change instantly, one of them blurting out.

"Leave all the dust and nuts you have on you and get lost!" you order coldly.

Hearing this, both fairies look at you with anger yet, after a moment of conflict, they dare not resist. They leave behind their flower baskets and slink away in shame.

You step forward to pick up the baskets.

You’ve obtained 3 bottles of ’Bitter Dust’.

You’ve obtained 3 ’Golden Silver Nuts’.

"Thank, thank you..." comes a weak voice from the fairy girl behind you.

"May I know who you are..." The fairy girl looks up at you with eyes full of longing and gratitude, sensing the high-grade Lucky Dust surrounding you.

"Why didn’t you fight back?" you ask, turning around.

"Ah, I..." The fairy girl freezes, tense and unsure of how to reply.

You walk up to the fairy girl and tenderly lift her chin with your index finger: "Such a shame for a pretty face and wings like yours. If you don’t love yourself, no one will do it for you."

The fairy girl blushes.

"There won’t be a next time." Having said that, you put on the Invisibility Cloak and vanish from her sight.

You take a detour from a distance and reappear at a position a hundred meters away from her, continuing your follow.

But this time, every now and then while working, the fairy girl can’t help but look back.

...

"Sigh..."

Mu You held his forehead, his three personas each had their own unique characters, all split from himself, yet their choices always surpassed his expectations.

Shaking his head, Mu You decided to retract Ling Long’s perspective, having already consciously exposed herself, any fool could guess someone was following. If there really was a purpose, it must have been hidden away by now; continuing surveillance would be fruitless.

After that, Mu You went AFK to restore himself, taking the opportunity to go home and sleep.

He had a full sleep, and when he woke up, it was already evening.

Mu You checked back on the game and found his game character was still resting, attributes mostly recovered, just a few more hours and he would be fully restored.

"You’re awake, I’ve gathered the intelligence!" Fuya spoke immediately upon seeing him enter the room.

"Oh? Tell me quickly!" Mu You hurried to her side and sat down.

"I just caught a passing human on the roadside in the game and used a combination of Hallucinogen and Truth Speaking Potion to force out some information."

As Fuya spoke, she took out a piece of paper and drew a circle on it, then divided the circle into three equal fan-shaped sections, labeling each with a name.

"This is the territorial division of Bitter Garden! The three fan sectors represent three countries.

The northern one is called ’Land of Calamity,’ and its king is the ’Lord of Calamity’ mentioned by Gege Wu. He is said to be a very brutal monarch, maintaining oppressive control over his country, fond of war, often sends troops to attack the lands of the two neighboring countries. Most of the wars in Bitter Garden are initiated by him!"

"The bottom-left one is called ’Rose Duchy,’ and its king is that dead ’Rose Queen’ I met before!" Fuya’s expression still looked unnatural recalling the event: "As I saw before, this country is composed entirely of women and female fairies, but not because it’s a matriarchal society. It’s simply because the queen prefers women, so no men are accepted..."

"The bottom-right one is called ’Radiant Holy Land,’ it appears to be a religious state with no king, just a religious leader known as the ’Radiant Saint.’ Everyone in the country is a faithful believer.

Though it’s a religious state, this country is considered the most normal among the three, advocating chivalry and pacifism, never initiating wars. But for this reason, their territory has been continuously eroded by the powerful Lord of Calamity and is currently the smallest among the three countries."

"Three countries... which one actually holds the true power of Sky City?" Mu You asked.

The division of power in Sky City was supposed to be one City Lord and two Deputy City Lords. Even if the system in Bitter Garden was different, the core control access theoretically had to be in the hands of one person; otherwise, things would easily become chaotic.

One of these three kings must be the legitimate ruler, with the others assisting. It’s just likely they had signed some kind of contract to avoid open suppression.

"I couldn’t find out that much."

Fuya shook her head: "Such secrets aren’t known to the common people; they don’t even know that Sky City has a system-confirmed City Lord. To uncover such secrets, one would probably have to infiltrate the inner circles of the three kings."

"Yeah..."

Mu You also felt a headache upon hearing this and pondered for a while before suddenly looking at Fuya, "Then how about... you sacrifice your charms?"

"Absolutely not!" Fuya blurted out with extreme firmness. She clearly understood what Mu You meant, suggesting she return to the Rose Queen to extract information from her.

"It’s just a game character." Mu You tried to persuade.

"Still no!" Fuya said definitively. She had a strong psychological aversion to such things; it was a matter of principle.

"I’m planning to head to Brilliant City next... what about you?" Fuya looked at Mu You.

"Alright, I’ll also go to Brilliant City, let’s regroup and see." Mu You exhaled, already formulating a plan in his mind.

They had only five days to total, far too short. Completing investigations of the three kingdoms within five days was impossible; they would need personas to take on the task.

Next, he planned to have the Medicinal Plant Gatherer infiltrate the Country of Calamity.

Among the three personas, the evil one was initially the one he worried would cause trouble, but after observing actual behavior, this persona had paradoxically become the most reliable.

Always calm during events, decisive and efficient in action, with great resilience, quiet and reticent, preferring to act rather than talk – aside from sometimes showing a perverse sense of humor, it was nearly a perfect persona.

As for the Rose Duchy, since it only accepted females and Fuya refused to go, Ling Long had no choice but to undertake that task.

About the Watchman... Mu You switched perspectives to find that fellow was still not awake! So, he decided to drag him along to Brilliant City, to thoroughly teach him on the way. Otherwise, this persona would be good for nothing.